1974 Colorado Buffaloes football team

The 1974 Colorado Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado in the Big Eight Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Mallory, the Buffaloes compiled a 5–6 record (3–4 in Big 8, fifth), and were outscored 307 to 226. Home games were played on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado.

1974 Colorado Buffaloes football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Bill Mallory (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	George Belu (1st season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Bob Reublin (1st season)
Base defense	5–2
MVP	Harvey Goodman
Captains	Jeff Geiser Doug Payton Greg Westbrooks
Home stadium	Folsom Field
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Missouri	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 9 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Colorado	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Hired in January, Mallory was previously the head coach at undefeated Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he led the 1973 Miami Redskins football team to an undefeated season.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at No. 9 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 14–42	70,274	[2]
September 21	at No. 6 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI		L 0–31	91,203
September 28	No. 11 Wisconsin*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 24–21	50,512
October 5	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 28–27	38,354
October 12	Iowa State	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 34–7	50,593
October 19	No. 2 Oklahoma	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		L 14–49	51,777
October 26	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		L 24–30	61,023
November 2	No. 9 Nebraska	Folsom Field Boulder, CO (rivalry)	ABC	L 15–31	52,049
November 9	Kansas	Folsom Field Boulder, CO		W 17–16	47,701–48,831
November 16	at No. 18 Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	ABC	W 37–20	38,500
November 23	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)		L 19–33	17,128
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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